Articles

 

Business and Employment Law

"Hot Legal/Employment Topics for the Small Business Owner" (Author:  Bradley R. Coppedge) 

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"Employee or Independent Contractor? and why the determination is essential to a business" (Author: Bradley R. Coppedge) 

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"LLP or LLLP?  Creating Limited Liability For a General Partnership" (Authors: Bradley R. Coppedge and W. Fray McCormick) Published in Georgia Bar Journal (August, 1988) 

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Charitable Organizations

"Increased Public Scrutiny of Tax-Exempt Organizations" (Author: Alan F. Rothschild, Jr.) Published in 31 (No. 1) Estate Planning 23 (November, 2004)

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Estate Administration

"Duties of Personal Representatives of Decedents' Estates in Georgia, A Handbook to Guide Personal Representatives" (Co-Author John M. Sheftall, www.gaprobate.org/reps_duties.php)

 

 

Estate Planning

"The 'Slow Evolution' of the Estate Planning Profession" (Author: Alan F. Rothschild, Jr.) Published in Willamette Management Associates, Estate Planning Insights (Autumn, 2010) 

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"Charitable Remainder Trusts and Private Foundations:  A Letter to a Client"   (Author:  Morton A. Harris)  Published in the Practical Tax Lawyer at 37 (Spring, 1999)  

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"Planning and Documenting Charitable Gifts"  (Author:  Alan F. Rothschild, Jr.)  Published in Probate & Property Magazine(July/August, 2006, Volume 20, No. 4)  

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“Choice of Entity in Estate Planning” (Authors: Bradley R. Coppedge and Morton A. Harris).  Published in Georgia Bar Journal (December, 2000) (Volume 6, No. 3, Page 26) 

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"Guide to Estate Planning Documents in Georgia" (Author:  Marjorie M. Smith) [ more ]

 

"Who Protects a Decedent's Wishes Regarding Disposition of Remains?"  (Author:  Marjorie M. Smith) Published inGeorgia Probate Notes (May-June, 2008 Issue)

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"Estate Planning for Parents of Special Needs Children" (Author: Bradley R. Coppedge) 

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"Transfers to Trust and Use of UTMA Custodial Accounts" (Author: Bradley R. Coppedge).  Published in Probate & Property Magazine (May/June, 2009) 

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"Estate Planning & Probate Overview for the Georgia & Alabama Non-Lawyer: Just the Basics Please!" (Author: Bradley R. Coppedge) 

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Real Estate

"The State of Georgia Moratorium on Increases in Assessments of Property Values" (Author: William C. Pound)

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Tax

"First Quarter of 2011 Tax Developments" (Author: Alan F. Rothschild, Jr.) 

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"Overview of the Tax Provisions in the 2010 Small Business Jobs Act" (Author: Alan F. Rothschild, Jr.) 

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"Unreasonable Compensation: Pediatric Surgical Poses a Major New Threat" (Author:  Morton A. Harris and Alson Martin).  Published in Journal of Taxation (July, 2002, Volume 97, No. 41) 

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“LLC Operating Agreements: Drafting Tips and Traps for the Unwary” (Author:  Bradley R. Coppedge).  ALI-ABA Program Materials, Representing Professional and Closely Held Businesses: Qualified Plans, Welfare Benefits, and Tax Planning, Scottsdale, AZ (February 17-19, 2005).  Originally published in Probate & Property Magazine (January/February, 2005). 
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“Circular 230:  Why, What, When and How?” (Author:  Bradley R. Coppedge)  Published in The Practical Lawyer (February, 2006, Volume 52, Number 1).  

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"Transition of the Ownership of a Business by Gift or Sale" (Author:  Bradley R. Coppedge)

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"The Importance of Properly Handling Payroll Taxes (and Owner/Officer Liability for Failing To Do So)" (Author:  Bradley R. Coppedge) 

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"Drafting and Defending Conservation Easements" (Author: Alan F. Rothschild, Jr.) 

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